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...Biscayne, Fla. "We feel the addition of Tim to our starting rotation, with John Smoltz coming back and the addition of DanKolb as closer gives us as formidable a pitching staff as we've had in a long time," Schuerholz said. "When you can acquire...

...Shortstop Rafael Furcal agreed to a $5.6 million, one year deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday, and new closer DanKolb also avoided arbitration with a $3.4 million contract for 2005. ADVERTISEMENT Print-ready version Send to a friend...

...time all season, a brief relief appearance in September. To take Smoltz's place in the bullpen, the Braves added DanKolb, who saved 39 games for the Milwaukee Brewers last year. Atlanta lost 15-game winner Jaret Wright to free agency...

...but knew he had to replace starters Jaret Wright and Russ Ortiz. When the Braves worked out a deal for Milwaukee closer DanKolb, Smoltz got the call he wanted: He won't be called in from the bullpen anymore. "I'm in my 20th spring training...

...function showDate(){ var timeValue = thedate+" "; document.write(timeValue); } showDate() --> AP DanKolb hopes to make just a big of a splash as the Atlanta Braves' new closer as he did during this splash landing on Crush 'n...

...a franchise-record 55 the next year, 45 in 2003 and 44 in 2004. In December, the Braves traded for Milwaukee's DanKolb, allowing for Smoltz's restoration to take place. Smoltz had started two opening days in his first go-round as a...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - To look at him now, you'd simply have no idea how far new Atlanta closer DanKolb has come in a decade. Photos ADVERTISEMENT Print-ready version Send to a friend Subscribe to the Banner-Herald E-mail the...

...shortsiding them a bit, though. OK, a lot. That could have been an adequate word if the club hadn't traded for closer DanKolb on Dec. 11, which allowed Smoltz to make his long-awaited return to the rotation. Four days later, the team traded...